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Article
Extraskeletal Effects of Vitamin D: Potential Impact on WV Disease Morbidity and Mortality
Orthopaedics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Disciplines
Abstract
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient and a secosteroid hormone that regulates many physiologic processes beyond calcium and bone homeostasis. These "extraskeletal" effects are impacted by the circulating levels of the storage form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. Levels of vitamin D can be detected after completing a simple 25(OH)D blood test. Vitamin D deficiency (< 30 ng/mL) is associated with a higher risk of many chronic diseases including, but not limited to, fourteen types of cancers, type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and asthma. This article explores the association between vitamin D deficiency and the burden of chronic diseases in West Virginia.
Citation Information
Shuler FD, Lycans D, Salloum E. Extraskeletal effects of Vitamin D: Potential impact on WV disease morbidity and mortality. W V Med J. 2012; 108(3):56-62.
CME issue on the Art, Science and Ethics of Prevention. WV Medical Journal. The copy of record is available from the publisher at http://www.wvsma.com/Portals/0/MayJune2012.pdf. Copyright © 2012 West Virginia State Journal of Medicine. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.